Cubs 18-3 Athletics (Mar 31, 2025) Play-by-Play

Athletics

2-3, 0-1 home


CHC
ATH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
4	0	0	1	5	6	0	1	1	18	21	0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	1

CubsTop 1st
- J. Estes pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 91
  3
  Ball
  Slider 80
  4
  Ball
  Sinker 89
  5
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- B. Brown pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- J. Estes pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- B. Brown pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- J. Estes pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- B. Brown pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATH
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- J. Estes pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- B. Brown pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATH
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- J. Estes pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- M. Spence pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- N. Murdock pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
AthleticsBottom 5th
- B. Brown pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- N. Murdock pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- J. Leclerc pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- J. Merryweather pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- J. Leclerc pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- Brown in right field.
  16
  3
- Schuemann at shortstop.
  16
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATH
- Workman at shortstop.
  16
  3
- Suzuki in left field.
  16
  3
- Berti at second base.
  16
  3
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- T.J. McFarland pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- J. Pereda pitching for ATH
  CHC
  ATH
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 9th
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  CHC
  ATH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	90
2 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	91
3 Ball	Slider	80
4 Ball	Sinker	89
5 Ball	Four-seam FB	89

Cubs
18
Athletics
3

Game 1

3/31

Cubs
7
Athletics
4

Game 2

4/1

Cubs
10
Athletics
2

Game 3

4/2

Sutter Health Park

10:05 PM, March 31, 2025

Sacramento, California

Line: CHC -150

Over/Under: 8.5

Attendance: 12,119

Game Time:3:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson
First Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Second Base Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
Third Base Umpire - Brian Walsh

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	56	39	.589	-	W1
Milwaukee	55	40	.579	1	W6
St. Louis	50	46	.521	6.5	L2
Cincinnati	49	47	.510	7.5	W1
Pittsburgh	38	58	.396	18.5	L8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	56	39	.589	-	W1
Seattle	50	45	.526	6	W2
Los Angeles	47	48	.495	9	W2
Texas	47	49	.490	9.5	L1
Athletics	40	57	.412	17	W1

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